Annual Flour Celebration Brings Color to Galaxidi
The Greek seaside town of Galaxidi exploded into a messy 'flour war' on Monday to mark the end of the carnival season. Every year the town's main coastal road becomes a flour-strewn mess, with revellers pelting each other with bags of dyed flour, dancing and riding carnival floats. On Monday, most of the town's residents and many visitors merrily took part in the festivities while others enjoyed the show from the safety of their balconies. It’s an explosion of colour that takes place every Clean Monday, an Orthodox Christian holiday marking the start of Lent and the end of the carnival season which holds onto many of the country’s pre-Christian traditions.
